Othin 0 Posted October 26, 2002 Reading all these posts about who has the better military, and what equipment different militaries have got me to thinking... Â When you hear "Russian military" mentioned, what unit or equipment comes to mind? Â So, I offer this. Â Think of a country, and then the first unit or equipment that comes to mind and immediately write it down. Â Just one (or two) per country. Â It dosen't have to be current either. Â Lets see what people think and try to keep this flame free. Â Here goes mine... Russia - SA-10 and Akula France - Excocet Germany - Panzer North Korea - Mothership Iraq - Republican Guard troop U.K. - Destroyers and Harriers Canada - CF-18s China - F series airplanes Iran - Boghammers and the ilk Egypt - M1A1 Isreal - Apaches and Merkavas South Africa - air to air missiles Japan - Kongou class DDGs Good point Placebo, I should have explained myself better, thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 28 Posted October 26, 2002 You say unit but you mean equipment don't you? For example to me British unit would be SAS, British equipment would be Spitfire, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STS_SolidSnake 0 Posted October 26, 2002 USA - AV-8B Japan - Kamikaze Germany - Every Tank France - VAB Netherland - Apache AH-64 Russia - Nukes South Africa - Anti Air stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harnu 0 Posted October 26, 2002 USA- Marine Corps--M16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cybrid 0 Posted October 26, 2002 USA- M1 tanks German- Panzers Britan- Harrier Russia- Hind and Frogfoot Canada- small gunboats, Labatt's Blue Zepplin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tovarish 0 Posted October 26, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (cybrid @ Oct. 26 2002,22:04)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Labatt's Blue Zepplin<span id='postcolor'> lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bordoy 0 Posted October 26, 2002 Britain: WAH-64D Longbow USA: M3A3 Bradley Russia: SA-9 Grison France: Mirage 2000 Israel: F-16 Falcon Argentina: A-4 Skyhawk Germany: Eurocopter Tiger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zverushka 0 Posted October 26, 2002 USA - M16A2 Russia - Ak-74 Germany-Panzer Iraq-Impoverished troops France - FAMAS Israel - merkava Britain - Paratroopers Afghanistan - Mudjahed Italy - para Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arkadeyevich 0 Posted October 26, 2002 UK - SA80, Harrier, Saxon APC US - HMMWV, Apache Sweden - AK5 and that weird tracked APC Finland - Sisu Serbia - BTR 80 France - VBL Germany - Fuchs, G36, MG42 Different unit stereotypes: US - Doesn't go anywhere without body armour and an Apache. Friendly. UK - Very small guys, professional, experience from Northern Ireland, hates their rifles. Hard to understand on radio. France - Weird but does a good job. UAE - Always freezing, lots of American equipment Indian Special Police - Not even their own interpeters undestand what there guys says. Doesn't actually do anything but are good at hanging around. Have their own ways of dealing with riots "this is not a big riot, a million people is a big riot. We shoot 3 or 4, then the rest go home" Carry elephant rifles and/or big sticks. Italy - mostly harmless, haven't won a battle since the fall of the western roman empire  Carabinery is good at clubbing down protestors though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Necromancer- 0 Posted October 26, 2002 Palestina (state, country or not, still does have weaponry) - Suicide bombing. USA - M1A2 Abrams Germany - Leopard 2A5 UK - Challenger 2 China - rusty old modified T-72 Russia - Mig 29 Israel - Merkava tank You were asked for equipment only-Placebo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamesia 0 Posted October 26, 2002 UK is definitely harrier. Maybe destroyers. USA is definitely the M16 I don't really know much about the armies of countries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 28 Posted October 26, 2002 Question is about equipment, no more, no less, stick to answering the question Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brgnorway 0 Posted October 26, 2002 Norway=Penguin rockets & Missile-Torpedo boats Sweden=Bofors artillery & Storm boat Germany=Leopard Tank Austria=Glock Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted October 26, 2002 US: M-16 Russia: AKs UK: SA-80 Japan: samurai swords Italy: Roman soldier's spears, Berretta Greece: Ships, trojan horse EU in general: catapults Mid-east: cresent swords Indonesia: sillat(?) Belgium: FN Croatia: HS2000 Germany: G3 series, HK, Panzers Switzerland: Sigs Czech: CZs damn. i need to catch up with history Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warin 0 Posted October 26, 2002 US: M1A1 Abrams, M16 Rifle UK: Harrier, Amazing Exploding Battleship (aka Hood ) Germany: Me109, Heckler and Koch (Anything) Canada: Ummm... well.... hum. Leaky old British Submarines? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Papageorge 0 Posted October 26, 2002 United States: The M16 Series come to my mind clear off, with the M16a3 and a4 models sparking the biggest. British: The Bullpup Rifle design jumps to my mind. All entfield Rifles. Germany: Hecklar and Koch. Enough Said. Russia: The AK100+ Rifles. FN-p90 and the FN-57 ... someone should make these btw :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted October 26, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Warin @ Oct. 27 2002,00:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Canada: Ummm... well.... hum. Leaky old British Submarines? <span id='postcolor'> reminds me: Canada: hockey sticks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warin 0 Posted October 26, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Oct. 27 2002,00:58)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Warin @ Oct. 27 2002,00:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Canada: Ummm... well.... hum. Leaky old British Submarines? <span id='postcolor'> reminds me: Canada: hockey sticks<span id='postcolor'> Heheheh. Yeah..in the wrong hands those are lethal weapons! In Canada's defence, our version of the M16 rifle does seem to be a little more robust and better built. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cybrid 0 Posted October 26, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Canada: Ummm... well.... hum. Leaky old British Submarines? [] <span id='postcolor'> We have submarines? (serious question, no joke) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DracoPaladore 0 Posted October 26, 2002 Russian- V-2, Nuke. France- Cannon Fodder(jk). Germany- BF109, Kaiser 98, and Panzer U.K. - Harriers. Canada- C-7 Rifle and Leopard tank. United States - George Bush...err..M16 and P-51. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DracoPaladore 0 Posted October 26, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (cybrid @ Oct. 27 2002,01:18)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Canada: Ummm... well.... hum. Leaky old British Submarines? [] <span id='postcolor'> We have submarines? (serious question, no joke)<span id='postcolor'> Yep. Canada baught I think 3 British Submarines for alot of money. The British government assured them that they would be handled carefully. Only to get them with dents, holes, leaks, dangoures leaks(holes and dents) and lots of problems. Makes you think that Blair hates us, eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaptorAce 0 Posted October 27, 2002 USA- F-22; M-16; M1A1; P-51; Patriot UK- Sea Harrier; Challenger; Spitfire Germany- Tornado; Tiger Tank; Stuka Japan- F-2; A6M2 Zero Canada- CF-18 Any 3rd world country w/ warring factions; warring factions- AK-47 Russia- MiG-29; AK-47; Il-2 Argentina- Super Etendard; Exocet France- Dassault's aircraft, esp. Mirages Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 28 Posted October 27, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DracoPaladore @ Oct. 27 2002,00:26)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The British government assured them that they would be handled carefully. Only to get them with dents, holes, leaks, dangoures leaks(holes and dents) and lots of problems. Makes you think that Blair hates us, eh?<span id='postcolor'> Never heard of cash on delivery? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tovarish 0 Posted October 27, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Oct. 27 2002,00:58)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Warin @ Oct. 27 2002,00:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Canada: Ummm... well.... hum. Leaky old British Submarines? <span id='postcolor'> reminds me: Canada: hockey sticks<span id='postcolor'> lol http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1974702.stm </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">But during the trip the submarine leaked hydraulic fluid, the radar mast leaked and had to be fixed with masking tape and a rubbish bag, the sonar broke and another faulty piece of equipment had to be unjammed with a hockey stick. <span id='postcolor'> Which begs the question...when the hell did Red Green join the Canadian Navy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tovarish 0 Posted October 27, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DracoPaladore @ Oct. 27 2002,01:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Russian- V-2<span id='postcolor'> uhhhhhhh....the V-2 was one of the Hitler's "Vengeance" weapons actually Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
